Vijai Sharma appointed as Chief Information Commissioner of India
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Who: Vijai Sharma
What: Appointed as Chief Information Commissioner
When: 8 June 2015
What: Appointed as Chief Information Commissioner
When: 8 June 2015
Prior to this appointment, he was serving as an Information Commissioner in Central Information Commission since 2012. Vijai Sharma is a 1974 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh Cadre.
He has rich work experience in Administration & Governance and Law & Policy in Central and State Governments and in the United Nations.
Vijai Sharma’s name for post of Chief Information Commissioner was finalized on 1 June 2015 by Selection Committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. His appointment was further approved by President Pranab Mukherjee.
The President also appointed 1978-batch IRS officer KV Chowdary as the Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC).
About Chief Information Commissioner
• The Chief Information Commissioner is appointed by the President of India on the recommendation of a selection committee comprising of Prime Minister, the leader of single largest opposition party in the Lok Sabha and a Union Cabinet Minister.
• He holds the office for a term of 5 years or till he attains the age of 65 years. He is not eligible for reappointment.
• He enjoys complete financial and administrative powers of a Department of the Union Government except in matters relating to the creation of posts, re-appropriation and writing-off losses.
• The Office of Central and State Information Commission was established under the Right To Information (RTI) Act, 2005 as a designated statutory authority to receive and inquire into a complaint from any person.
He has rich work experience in Administration & Governance and Law & Policy in Central and State Governments and in the United Nations.
Vijai Sharma’s name for post of Chief Information Commissioner was finalized on 1 June 2015 by Selection Committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. His appointment was further approved by President Pranab Mukherjee.
The President also appointed 1978-batch IRS officer KV Chowdary as the Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC).
About Chief Information Commissioner
• The Chief Information Commissioner is appointed by the President of India on the recommendation of a selection committee comprising of Prime Minister, the leader of single largest opposition party in the Lok Sabha and a Union Cabinet Minister.
• He holds the office for a term of 5 years or till he attains the age of 65 years. He is not eligible for reappointment.
• He enjoys complete financial and administrative powers of a Department of the Union Government except in matters relating to the creation of posts, re-appropriation and writing-off losses.
• The Office of Central and State Information Commission was established under the Right To Information (RTI) Act, 2005 as a designated statutory authority to receive and inquire into a complaint from any person.
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